Cars drive down wrong side of road as new layout unveiled

PUBLISHED: 13:47 08 December 2018 Bethany Wales The new two way Surrogate Street in Attleborough. Photo: Bethany Wales Bethany Wales After months of roadworks which left traffic gridlocked and traders frustrated, Attleborough’s new road layout has been unveiled – but was it worth the wait? Alyson Brett, owner at The Courtyard Tearoom on Church Street, Attleborough, said she was relieved the work was over. Photo: Submitted The £4.5m project, which has seen Surrogate Street open to two-way traffic with new traffic lights in place, began in September, and finally finished late last week. While some rejoiced that traffic was moving freely through the town for the first time since September 3, others expressed concern that not enough had been done to help drivers navigate the new system. Alyson Brett, owner at the Courtyard Tearoom on Church Street, said she was relieved to see traffic moving through the town centre after a tough three months. Mrs Brett, who saw profits at the café fall by 50pc while the roadworks were in place, said: “Its definitely different and there seems to be less traffic in town but time will tell. The roadworks absolutely decimated everything, nobody could have predicted the impact it would have on businesses but there wasn’t enough support once we spoke about the problems we were having.” Kerrie Carter, who works at the Coffee Lounge on Church Street, said she was concerned that the new layout was not clear enough and had witnessed cars driving the wrong way down… [Read full story]